Transfer Manager

Safran•Rockford, IL

About The Position

Every second a plane takes off with Actuation GBU equipment onboard. From space exploration and defense to today's more electric, more intelligent, more integrated aircraft - our systems make modern flight possible. By “make it possible,” we mean: we start it, power it, control it, ventilate it, quiet it, land it, stop it and monitor it. We have more than 41,000 employees across 150 countries working at the forefront of technological innovation. Thanks to their efforts, our global reach and our market-leading position, we do big things no one else can do. An exciting opportunity for a Transfer Manager has arisen within the Actuation Systems business. The role requires a highly motivated, high achieving individual reporting to SED Actuation Rockford Operations Director to take responsibility for product transfers from Rockford's OEM and AM portfolio. The high quality products we design, produce and service in our Actuation business allow both passengers and crew members to have a more comfortable experience and greater piece of mind during flight. What we design and manufacture works together behind the scenes to enhance the overall flight experience. We delight our customers with superior products and best-in-class customer service, yet passengers don't even know we're there - and that's how we like it!

Requirements

Requires degree or equivalent in related subject
Requires significant broad-based experience of project-based policies/processes/tools/standards across more than one phase of lifecycle
Professional accreditation (APM or equivalent): PMQ

Nice To Haves

Successful project management track record
Experience in leading large scale product and capability transfers
Customer focus - Takes time to understand stakeholder requirements, effectively plans and executes to meet these and delight customers
Good knowledge of cross functional working and the positive impact this can have on the transfer success
Encourage communication between team members and build trust within the team through interpersonal communication
Maintain and grow positive relationships through effective communications in challenging situations, adapting to audience as necessary for communication clarity.
Use effective communications to persuade and convince stakeholders to reach consensus in challenging situations, encouraging a culture of compliance.
Enable and empower team members to be successful, by supporting, facilitating, promoting, giving ownership and supporting them in their endeavors.
Balance consistencies with flexibility depending on business needs and situation.
Coach junior projects staff
Support others to achieve continuous learning and self-development.

Responsibilities

Lead for a Transfer Project covering both product and capability transfers.
Accountable for the activities of the Transfer both internally within the business as well as being the primary customer focal for this project externally.
The transfers will have global accountability to drive the execution and delivery of multiple transfer projects.
Potential direct responsibility for junior project personnel.
Generally individual contributor with potential for one or more support staff
Usually indirectly responsible for one integrated transfer team covering a product or a suite of closely related products that need to be transfers from one manufacturing location to another
Responsible for all transfer project outcomes associated with work scope covering but not limited to cost, schedule and quality
Customer key point of contact at working level for all items associated with project scope and appropriate customer first activities to ensure customer satisfaction and acts on these accordingly
Responsible for all project reporting
Responsible administration of all drumbeat project activities including but not limited to: Cadence Reviews at project level or inputs to programme level, change management at project level or inputs to programme level, Risk Review, Project Control etc.
Responsible for project governance including ensuring that all transfer gate reviews are completed in a timely manner